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Nice, i have the exact same setup, but mounted a little differently (pic of mine on page 1 of this thread). I see you too have ditched the clamp down mount ... one thing i did with mine was to get some glue lined heatshrink and put over the 12/6 mounting posts, with an off cut from a zip cable tie facing outwards to make a square face for the loadspreader to mount on (or just direct to the racket frame if needed).

What i would like to do with mine is to make an L shaped main bar to raise up my turntable enough for 360 clearance, as it is now i raised the side supports with longer bolts, so the frame doesn't actually touch anywhere except the 6 mounting points.

Nice, i have the exact same setup, but mounted a little differently (pic of mine on page 1 of this thread). I see you too have ditched the clamp down mount ... one thing i did with mine was to get some glue lined heatshrink and put over the 12/6 mounting posts, with an off cut from a zip cable tie facing outwards to make a square face for the loadspreader to mount on (or just direct to the racket frame if needed).

What i would like to do with mine is to make an L shaped main bar to raise up my turntable enough for 360 clearance, as it is now i raised the side supports with longer bolts, so the frame doesn't actually touch anywhere except the 6 mounting points.

Here's the machine I'm using/learning on at the moment - my Grandad's (at his house). Don't know what make it is, think he said he bought it in around 1977....

Tension checked the other day, 25 on the dial is 24. Strung these new rackets at an indicated 26 which is the most I dared to do without side supports and approx 24lbs after tension loss seems to suit me best anyway. (BG80 Power string for anyone wondering)

Eagnas Flex-740 and DIY stand

I made this DIY stand with a office chair base and wood.
It does not look good, but it's rigid and very useful,
with tool trays, the whole machine is turnable,
the height is adjustable and very ease to move with wheels installed.

Sure can, the picture make it look close than it is. The difficult part of this mod was cutting the base of the turn style. Good thing was that they constructed the base out of aluminum so i was able to use a chop saw with a sepcial aluminum cutting blade. The original mounts that came with the Premium 3600 were not good at all for badminton, the racquet kept moving so, I did some research and order these custom mounts which was the best investment for this machine. The Gamma fix clamp base didnt not install easy either. I needed to go to the local hardware store and buy some extra washers as the nut and bots were to close. This caused to much friction making the Gamma bases move very stiff; the washers solved that issue. I used the old Wise 2086 tension head before but this new model I have on this machine is an improved model. The string gripper is designed a bit different but seems to grip the string at lower position and that seems to aid in gripping. The other change was that the new Wise model can tension as low as 15lbs but I dont see that i will go that low. I love the fact that I decided to go with the table top model as I have taken this to tournaments around Southern California and used it in many occasions, string racquets for my friends.